How to Draw a Hen with Chicks

Step 1: Hen's head

Near the top, left of the middle, draw a round head, a little wider than tall.

Tip Leave lots of room below for her body, and room on both sides for her chicks.

Step 2: Comb, beak, wattle

Draw 3 round bumps on top of the head. Add a pointed beak in front and a wattle below it.

Tip The middle bump of the comb is the tallest.

Step 3: One big eye

Just behind the beak, draw a big round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.

Step 4: Plump body

Start behind the head. Draw a big egg: along the back, round the rump and tummy, up the chest.

Tip A mother hen is plump: make the body much bigger than the head.

Step 5: Fan tail

From the back, draw 3 round-tipped feathers fanning up, then down to the rump.

Step 6: Leaf wing

On the body, draw a leaf-shaped wing: round at the front, pointed at the back. Add 2 feather lines.

Step 7: Two legs

Under the tummy, draw 2 thin legs. Give each one 3 toes fanning forward.

Tip Keep the 2 feet apart, and level with each other.

Step 8: Three chicks

Draw 1 chick in front of the hen and 2 behind: a small round head on an egg body.

Tip The chicks are much smaller than their mum. All 3 look towards her.

Step 9: Beaks and eyes

Give each chick a tiny pointed beak facing the hen, and a black dot eye.

Step 10: Chick feet, ground

Under each chick, draw 2 tiny feet. Then draw a long ground line under everyone's toes.

Step 11: Yellow chicks

Colour the 3 chicks yellow.

Step 12: Orange beaks, feet

Colour every beak and every foot orange: the hen's and the chicks'.

Step 13: Brown hen, red comb

Colour the hen's head and body light brown, around the wing. Colour the comb and wattle red.

Tip Leave her eye white.

Step 14: Dark wing and tail

Colour the wing and the fan tail dark brown. Your hen and her chicks are done!